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entropy
April 3rd, 2004, 02:33 AM
I downloaded the game (or what I thought was the game :S) from kazaa a while ago and I can't install it now because when I try to run the program I get a "program too big to fit in memory" error. I only have 256MB of RAM, not very good for the game I know, but I thought I'd at least be able to install the file. Is there any way I can unzip it perhaps?

edit: the file I have is called Sim City 4 (CD2).bin.exe, so it may not be all I need for the game even. :eek:

Style™
April 3rd, 2004, 02:50 AM
Download another one or buy it .

entropy
April 3rd, 2004, 05:02 AM
eh..... if life were easy, I wish I could just download SC4 from someone who already has it via MSN. :)

Style™
April 3rd, 2004, 03:00 PM
Do you have any idea how long that would take ?! OMG !


It took me forever to give queetz some of my cities...much less the entire game ! :eek:

invincible
April 4th, 2004, 08:45 AM
edit: the file I have is called Sim City 4 (CD2).bin.exe, so it may not be all I need for the game even. :eek:
If you come across with a program that has two file extensions, 99% of the time you've downloaded a virus. Returning an error and exiting is a common characteristic of a trojan. It will install itself and then display a fake error message to make unsuspecting users think that something else has gone wrong.

Install a firewall, scan your computer for viruses.

entropy
April 4th, 2004, 08:19 PM
^ OMG, but I used AntiVir personal edition (a free German scanner) to scan my comp before I ran that program, and it didn't detect anything.

dany01
April 5th, 2004, 01:21 AM
This game makes me :drool:, awesome game :runaway:
i tried to download it by kazaa, but i does'nt work
and i cant afford this game right now :wallbash: :cry:
i want it, i want this game, its the best game i think i have seen
Could someone please give me this game
Please! please give me this game, i really want, i beg you
please, it wont hurt you

thanks in advance:grouphug:

invincible
April 5th, 2004, 10:10 AM
^ OMG, but I used AntiVir personal edition (a free German scanner) to scan my comp before I ran that program, and it didn't detect anything.

But what you got were all the hallmarks of a trojan infection. Not everything will be detected. I'd get the tools that are used to scan for trojans rather than virii.

Update your virus definitions and if you're going to pirate SimCity 4, you might as well pirate a copy of a better-known virus scanner.

entropy
April 12th, 2004, 11:29 PM
What's a scanner that can detect it then? Because AntiVir does say that it can detect trojans itself.